Book I
| 2 | Tá an sgéal mar sin ag go leor daoine. ~ is truagh liom ~ ach caithfidh mé bheith ag imtheacht anois ~ mar tá coinne agam le Gráinne ~ ar a h-ocht a chlog. | thaw un shkael mor shin eg guh l-yo/r dheenee. ~ iss throoa l-yum ~ och ko/ha mae veh eg im'-huchth (im-hocht') a-nish' ~ mor thaw khu/-in-yeh 1 og'-gum (og-gum') le Grawnyeh ~ err a huchth a khlug. | That is the way with a good many people.~ I am sorry ~ but I must be going now ~ as I have an appointment with Grainne (Grace) at eight-o-clock. |
| 1 | Ní chuirfidh mé (ní chuirfead) moill ort mar sin ~ ach tá súil agam ~ go dtiocfaidh tú (go dtiocfair) go luath arís. | nee khurrah mae (nee khur-hadh) mi/l (mweel) urth nmor shin ~ och thaw sooil og'-gum (og-gum') ~ guh djukka thoo (guh dhukkir) guh loo-a areesh. | I won't delay you so ~ but I hope ~ that you will come again soon. |
| 2 | Caithfidh tusa theacht (caithfir teacht) ar chuairt chugam-sa ~ an chéad bhobhta eile ~ Nach dtiochfaidh? | ko/ha thussa hochth (ko/h-hir t-yochth) err khoorth (khoort) huggam-sa (hoom-sa) ~ un khaedh wowtha (vowtha) elleh ~ noch djuckka (dhukkig) | You must come and visit me ~ the next time. ~ Will you not come? |
| 1 | Rachaidh (raghad) agus fáilte. | Rochee (ri/dh) oggus fawl-tcheh (fawl-teh). | Yes (I will go), and welcome. |
| 2 | Beannacht leat anois. | ban'-nochth (ban-nochth') lath a-nish'. | Good by now. |
| 1 | Go soirbhighidhDia dhuit (Go dtéighir slán) | guh seravee djeea ghuitch (guh dhaer slawn) | God prosper you (May you go safely). |
There is no verb "to have" in Irish, but it is supplied by the verb tá (thaw) "is", and the preposition "at" as, "I have a book" is tá leabhar agam (thaw l-yowr og'-gum (og-gum'), there is a book at me.
Similarly the verb "to want" is translated into Irish by the verb tá and preposition ó, "from", as tá leabhar uaim (thaw l-yowr wem (wooim)), I want a book (there is a book from me)
| Prepositional pronouns from ag (eg), "at"— | ||
| agam. | og'-gum (og-gum') | At me |
| agat. | og'-guth (og-guth') | At thee |
| aige | eg'-geh | At him |
| aici | eg'-geh | At her |
| againn | og'-ging (og-ging') | At us |
| agaibh | og'-gee (og-giv') | At you (pl) |
| aca | ok'-ka (ok-ku') | At them |
| Prepositional pronouns from ó (o/), "from" | ||
| uaim | wem (wooim) | From me |
| uait | wetch (wooit) | From thee |
| uaidh | wi/ (wooig) | From him |
| uaithi | wooheh | From her |
| uainn | wehing (wooing) | From us |
| uaibh | wehiv (wooiv) | From you (pl) |
| uatha | wooha | From them |
1. Pronounce u/ very short and run it into the next vowel.
note that
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